Syed Riyaz Ahmad Naqshbandi

Syed Riyaz Ahmad Naqshbandi (1889-1968) was an Indian Islamic scholar / saint from Fatehpur District, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), a Hanafi jurist, and a prominent member of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. He was born in Madanpura, Banaras now Varanasi, U. P. He had many followers from Fatehpur District, Allahabad, Kanpur, Jabalpur, Mumbai and thousands of various parts of the World. He was succeeded by Syed Amin Ahmed Hasnani, Hanfi Naqshbandi Mujaddi Al Najmi Riyazi urf (alias) Qasim Riyaz (Miyan), Khalf o Sajjadah Nasheen Aastanaa-e-Aalia Riyaz ul Maarif. His shrine is in Syedwara, Fatehpur District, Uttar Pradesh.

Contents

• Marriages
• Caliphate
• Shrine
• Publication
• Naqshbandia Spirutal Chain of Sucession
• References

Ala Hazrat Sadraulalam Faqir Syed Muhammad Riyaz Ahmed Hasnaini belonged to noble and Syed family.He is direct decedent of Prophet Muhammad His forefathers migrated from Arab to Bukhara, Mashhad, Samarkand, and Multan to give teachings and preaching of Islam. During teachings of Islam in Multan some people of his convoy were moved to different locations i.e. Korha, Karha, Makanpur, Johua, Ayrayan, Damgarha, Barabanki, Phulpur, Rasulpur, Gouti. His forefather high Majesty Syed Shah Habatullah Hasnaini was stayed with his family far from Gouti population on the mound, due to this the location was known as Habatpur Gouti. His family had many glorious and honorable persons. Syed Abdul Khair Muhammad Fareed Uddin Mashhadi, an elder in his family came rings be in the formation, there are two families intermarried.

His father Syed Muhammad Fayaz Ahmad lived in Varanasi with his family in connection of publishing of Islam and working in a hospital as Sub Assistant Surgeon. He was born at Muhallah Madan Purra at Varanasi in 1889 and got his elementary education in Varanasi. He went to Biyana for further studies where his uncle whom there he later described to his father in-law lived. His uncle was Administrator of city. After completion of religious and formal education he was appointed in Railways department as Station Master. As getting Islamic education and religious home environment he used to the color trend of Praise, Naat, Manqabat, Islamic, Sufism, the Maarif, tasawwuf in the form of poetry came before us. Come a time that he met Fatehpur’s enlightened mystic of psychotropic Syed Shah Najamuddin, he recognized him and wrapped chest full of spiritual behavior, whose example was so intoxicated you are not found in same level Sufi’s. Najm uddin Shah Sahib where he meet someone they were not and where it was to look at the restless spirit of love, and finally reached the point that he set all the stages and Alhamd o Lilaha he got the position of Sadral Aalam Faqeer, high-ranking status designation only one person in the world. He chose him as his substitute and Caliph Akbar in 27 October 1933.

He had spent every moment of his life in worship, learning, righteousness, and advice. he had dedicated his life for Allah, Prophet Muhammad, and his spiritual teacher. As he disowned his propriety at Kara and Habatpur, the other people are still taking profit from his propriety. He was so simple and less speaking man. His lips opened in praise of his spiritual teacher. He lived hard life as took just a cup of tea 12 years by the on breaking, his wife so worried and asked his Sheikh. He stayed to him and fed a diet to him with his own hand, also adopted this procedure for his followers and children. If anyone comes at meal time at his house, he use to feed them with his own hands.